Trigger warning for rape. Even though Sheng Keyi’s Northern Girls (translated by Shelly Bryant) is […]
Käsebier Takes Berlin, by Gabriele Tergit
When I first started reading Gabriele Tergit’s Käsebier Takes Berlin (translated by Sophie Duvernoy), I […]
Reading About My World: Books Set in Academia
One would think that, given all the hours I spend helping people with their research, […]
Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Casiopea has a life of drudgery in a small town in Yucatán state, Mexico, with […]
The Violent Century, by Lavie Tidhar
In 1932, a scientist flipped a switch on a device without quite knowing what it […]
History. A Mess., by Sigrún Pálsdóttir
It seems deeply ironic to be reading History. A Mess., by Sigrún Pálsdóttir (and translated […]
The Hakawati, by Rabih Alameddine
I’ve seen other books described in reviews as dazzling and mostly thought of the adjective […]
Think Again; Or, Oh, Now I Get It
There is a reason why some stereotypes exist. I know librarians who use pencils to […]
The Philosopher’s War, by Tom Miller
The adventures of Robert Canderelli Weekes continue in The Philosopher’s War, by Tom Miller, sequel […]